Beverage container



May 5, 1936. c. A.'c| ARKr-: E1 AL BEVERAGE CONTAINER Filed Oct. 9, 1933Patented May 5, 1936 UNITED STATES BEVERAGE CONTAINER Charles A. Clarke,New

Queens Village, N. Y.

York, and Victor Wright,

; said Wright assignor to Albert H. Roren, New"7 York, N. Y.

Application October 9,

3 Claims.

Our invention relates to beverage dispensing apparatus of the typeutilizing an outer container for enclosing a beverage receptacletogether with a carbon dioxide ice unit for cooling and dispensing thebeverage.

The object of our invention is to provide a container arranged toenclose and support a detachably mounted beverage container togetherwith the necessary operating unit for dispensing the beverage.

Other objects will appear as this specification proceeds. Accordinglyour invention is embodied in an apparatus arranged and constructed ashereinafter set forth and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing inwhich Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a beverage dispensingapparatus embodying our invention.

Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are respectively horizontal sectional views of Figure 1taken on the lines 2 2, 3 3, and 4 4 of said gure.

The apparatus comprises an outer metal container I preferably simulatinga beer barrel. The barrel is insulated on the inside by suitableinsulation 2. The ends of the barrel are open and provided with annularflanges 1 for supporting the detachable ends or covers 9 and I0.

The bottom cover 9, see Figure 3, is provided with three radiallyextending lugs which are adapted to pass upwards through threecorresponding notches I4 in the bottom flange 1. By turning said bottomcover a bayonet joint is formed between the cover and the flange as willbe understood, The top cover l is similarly constructed and is inaddition provided with a conventional adjustable bleeder valve |1.Suitable gaskets are provided to form gas tight closure between thecovers and their supporting anges.

The beverage container is marked 2| and rests on the bottom cover 9within a rim 20 thereon. The upper end of the beverage receptacle isheld in position by radial ribs 22 depending from a partition 26suitably secured in the barrel I The partition 26 has curved openings asshown in Figure 2 and divides the barrel into an upper and a lowerchamber communicating with each other through the said openings.

To the partition 26 there is secured the male portion of a standard beerkeg valve 21 which includes a check valve 29. To the latter is secured ahose connection 23 which leads upwards to the low side of a pressurereducing valve 32. The high side of the valve 32 is connected by a pipe33 to a carbon dioxide ice box 3|. A bleeder Valve 34 connects theinterior or ice chamber 1933, Serial No. 692,768

with the interior 4of the barrel I. The carbon dioxide ice box isprovided with a chamber 35 for insulating purposes. The chamber 35communicates with the chamber of the ice box by means of an adjustableneedle Valve 31 and with the interior of the barrel I by means of ableeder valve 36.

The carbon dioxide ice unit and the pressure reducing valve 32 arepractically identical in construction with the same elements disclosedin our pending application Serial Number 689,830, iled September 18,1933 to which reference is made.

The carbon dioxide unit and the pressure reducing valve are mounted onthe partition 26 by angle pieces 39, 39.

The beverage container 2| is provided with the female part 39 of theaforesaid standard beer keg valve 21. The two parts of valve 21 areoperatively connected by pushing the beverage container upward untilconnection is made and then giving the container 2| a quarter turn. 'Ihecontainer 2| may be conveniently turned or rotated by means of dependinglugs 46. Similarly both of the covers 9 and I0 have lugs 43 forconvenient manipulation. A dispensing faucet 4| is attached to the bunghole in the container 2| by means of a coupling connection 40 The faucetis insulated through a suitable gasketed opening 42 in the barrel.

In operation a piece of carbon dioxide ice is placed within the ice box3|, the beverage container 2| is inserted so as to be operativelyconnected to the ice box and the reducing valve. All the valves are ofcourse properly adjusted and the covers 9 and I0 are put on.

During operation it will be seen that sublimated carbon dioxide gaspasses through the reducing valve into the beverage container 2| forcooling and dispensing purposes. Gas also passes from the ice box intothe chamber 35. This gas is at lower pressure because of the setting ofthe valves 36 and 31. The chamber 35 therefore acts as an insulatingmeans for the ice box into the barrel by way of the bleeder valve 34, sothat the interior of the barrel will be cooled.

It will be noted that when the beverage container has been emptied, itis detached by removing the outside faucet connection and the bottomcover 9. Then the container 2| is disconnected by giving it a quarterturn to the left and it may then be taken out and a full containerinserted.

We claim:

l. An apparatus of the character described comprising an outer closedcontainer, a horizontal partition therein, a detachable bottom in saidcontainer, a beverage container detachably supported below saidpartition on the bottom of said outer container, means mounted on thetop of said partition for supplying carbon dioxide gas to said beveragecontainer, and cooperating means on said partition and said beveragecontainer for operatively connecting the latter to the said gassupplying means.

2. An apparatusV of the character described comprising an outercontainer having a detachable top and a detachable bottom, a horizontalpartition in said container, a beverage container removably supported onthe said bottom, means on top of said container for supplying carbondioxide gas to the beverage container, cooperating means on the latterand s'aid partition for operatively connecting the beverage containerlvv'ith the said gas supplying means, and means oper able from outsidethe outer container for withdrawing beverage from said beveragecontainer.

3. An apparatus of the character described comprising an outer containerhaving an open top and an open bottom, a horizontal partition withinsaid container, a beverage container, a detachable cover for closing thebottom of the outer container and removably supporting said beveragecontainer below said partition, means mounted on top of said partitionfor supplying sublimated carbon dioxide gas to the beverage container,and to the interior of the outer container, cooperating means on saidpartition and the beverage container for operatively connectingV thelatter to the said gas supplying means and a detachable cover forclosing the top of the l outer container.

CHARLES ALBERT CLARKE. VICTOR WRIGHT.

